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THE THIRD EPISTLE OF<br/>
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CHAPTER 1
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John commends Gaius for his help to those who love the truth.
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The</span> elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
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Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
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For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
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I have no greater <sup>a</sup><a href="3_jn/1/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Joy.">joy</a> than to hear that my <sup>b</sup><a href="3_jn/1/4b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward; TG Family, Love within.">children</a> <sup>c</sup><a href="3_jn/1/4c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Walking with God.">walk</a> in truth.
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Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_jn/1/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 84: 88 (88-92).">brethren</a>, and to <sup>b</sup><a href="3_jn/1/5b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Strangers.">strangers</a>;
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Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
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Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
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We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
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I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_jn/1/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Unrighteous Dominion.">preeminence</a> among them, <sup>b</sup><a href="3_jn/1/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Apostasy of the Early Christian Church.">receiveth</a> us not.
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Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, <sup>a</sup><a href="3_jn/1/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Num. 16: 3.">prating</a> against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth <i>them</i> out of the church.
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Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good.  He that doeth <sup>a</sup><a href="3_jn/1/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Moro. 7: 12.">good</a> is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
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Demetrius hath good report of all <i>men,</i> and of the truth itself: yea, and we <i>also</i> bear record; and ye know that our <sup>a</sup><a href="3_jn/1/12a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR witness, testimony.">record</a> is true.
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I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen <sup>a</sup><a href="3_jn/1/13a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Scriptures, Writing.">write</a> unto thee:
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But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face.  Peace <i>be</i> to thee.  <i>Our</i> friends salute thee.  Greet the friends by name.
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